Kensington Palace has confirmed the Prince and Princess of Wales will leave the four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage this year and resettle at Forest Lodge, an eight-bedroom house tucked inside Windsor Great Park. The switch—privately funded and without live-in staff—comes after three years in the smaller cottage and follows personal challenges: Kate’s cancer treatment and the loss of Queen Elizabeth II.
Supporters flooded social media with praise.
“Congratulations on a beautiful new home! Their children are growing and this feels like the perfect place for them. England is lucky to have the Wales family—class and elegance.”
“May serenity follow them into every room of Forest Lodge.”
“Congratulations on a beautiful new home! Their children are growing and this feels like the perfect place for them. England is lucky to have the Wales family—class and elegance.”
“May serenity follow them into every room of Forest Lodge.”
But praise was matched by pushback. Critics pointed to William’s homelessness advocacy, asking how a larger estate squares with sermons on austerity.
“Another villa, another castle—while Britons struggle with bills?”
“Add a nanny wing to the cottage; don’t upgrade again in five years.”
“Another villa, another castle—while Britons struggle with bills?”
“Add a nanny wing to the cottage; don’t upgrade again in five years.”
Inside Kensington Palace simply says the move is a “fresh start”—one paid for by the couple themselves, free of taxpayer funds, and sized for a family of five now needing space to breathe.